Chapter 42: Ye Family Medical Hall
After a short rest, Lin Mo changed directly into his brand new silver white school uniform.
The uniform fit him perfectly. The moment he put it on, his whole bearing seemed much sharper, and it clearly marked him as a student of Heaven Dou Intermediate Spirit Master Academy.
He glanced out the window. Since it was still early, he decided to head out first. His luggage only contained a few simple clothes, and he still lacked a proper set of bedding.
The academy did not provide such things. Bedding had to be bought personally.
Leaving the academy, Lin Mo once again blended into the bustling crowds of Heaven Dou City.
Heaven Dou City was truly enormous, with shops lining both sides of the streets and selling nearly everything imaginable.
After asking a passerby for directions, he quickly found a district that specialized in daily necessities.
He walked into a shop that looked reasonably affordable and picked out a set of bedding of moderate thickness.
While paying, his gaze accidentally swept over a few miscellaneous notices posted near the entrance of the shop.
One of the slightly yellowed notices immediately caught his attention.
It read:
"Ye Family Medical Hall is recruiting several long term apprentices. Requirements: hard working, patient, no age limit, compensation negotiable."
Below it was a rough address for the medical hall, located in the southeastern part of Heaven Dou City.
Lin Mo's heart stirred.
Taking advantage of the shopkeeper turning around to fetch change, Lin Mo reached out, nimbly tore the notice down, and quickly tucked it into his pocket.
His expression remained completely normal as he took the change, picked up the bedding he had just bought, and left the shop.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, 2 months had passed.
Lin Mo quickly adapted to life at Heaven Dou Intermediate Spirit Master Academy.
Just as Tianlin had said, classes here were divided into theory classes in the morning and free Cultivation in the afternoon.
The theory curriculum here was far more detailed and comprehensive than at Nuoding Academy, especially when it came to knowledge about Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts.
Just like Nuoding Academy, Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy also had a fairly large library.
After completing all his enrollment procedures, Lin Mo went to apply for a library card.
Whenever there were no other arrangements in the afternoon, he would usually spend his time in the library, looking up all kinds of information.
During these 2 months, his life was steady and uneventful.
His spirit power continued to rise smoothly. Although the growth was no longer as shocking as before, it was still far faster than that of an ordinary Spirit Master.
Charmander's proficiency with its many mastered skills also steadily increased, and it seemed to have made several small Breakthroughs in that area.
This plain and orderly life continued until one particular afternoon, 2 months later.
There were no activities arranged by the academy that day. It was a rare period of complete free time.
Tianlin, who lived next door in room 608, had just finished a round of Cultivation and felt a little hungry. He thought about knocking on Lin Mo's door and inviting him to the cafeteria.
"Lin Mo, want to go to the cafeteria together?"
Tianlin knocked on the door of room 609, but after waiting a while, there was no response from inside.
He knocked harder and called out again.
"Lin Mo? Are you there?"
The room remained silent.
Tianlin scratched his head, puzzled.
"Strange. This guy didn't go to the library this afternoon. Where did he run off to?"
Realizing that Lin Mo was not around, Tianlin could only head to the cafeteria by himself.
At this very moment, Lin Mo had long since left the academy grounds and was walking toward the southeastern part of the city.
Over these 2 months of occasionally wandering around, Lin Mo had already become very familiar with Heaven Dou City.
He had basically figured out the layout of the city streets.
His goal today was very clear.
Holding the now somewhat wrinkled notice he had torn down 2 months ago, he walked toward the southeastern district of Heaven Dou City, not too far from Heaven Dou Intermediate Spirit Master Academy.
The "Ye Family Medical Hall" written on the notice was located in that area.
After thinking it over for more than 2 months, Lin Mo had finally decided to come and see whether he could successfully become an apprentice at this medical hall.
The main reason he had considered becoming a medical apprentice was because of his 2nd Martial Soul, the heart based Body Martial Soul with blood related properties.
During this period, he had discovered that his research into his own Body Martial Soul seemed to have entered a bottleneck.
Although he had some vague guesses regarding the future evolution of this Martial Soul, he still had not found any way to verify them.
After all, whether it was Spirit Bones or Heaven and Earth treasures, they were things far beyond what he could currently access or obtain.
For now, he could only continue researching the rudimentary Self created Spirit Skill he had already developed, Blood Burst, and see whether he could gain some new insight from another angle to find the correct Cultivation method.
But the current Blood Burst technique was still stuck at the 1st stage, Boiling Blood, and it was difficult to push it any further or derive a stronger form from it.
The reason he had been able to successfully create the 1st stage of Blood Burst in the first place was mainly because of the extraordinary blood vitality granted by the Awakening of his Body Martial Soul, which far exceeded that of ordinary people.
At the same time, it was also thanks to the unique understanding of heart meridians and blood circulation that he had accumulated in his 1st life, when long term illness had forced him to study medicine on his own.
But that superficial knowledge could only help him barely push Blood Burst to its current 1st stage.
If he wanted to explore deeper, it was already beyond his current ability. His related knowledge was completely insufficient.
Moreover, Lin Mo understood very clearly that the Cultivation of his Body Martial Soul was a threshold he could not avoid in the future.
And in this era, if he did not want to be treated like one of those evil Fallen Spirit Masters, yet still wanted a proper excuse to come into contact with all kinds of human bodies, the only profession he could think of was that of a doctor.
Even if he only came into contact with patients suffering from ordinary injuries or illnesses, it would still be enough to aid his research into his Body Martial Soul.
By observing and treating different patients, he might be able to more directly understand how a person's Qi and blood changed under different conditions, and from that, deduce the proper cultivation path for his Body Martial Soul.
And according to all the inquiries he had made over the past 2 months, the Ye Family Medical Hall was precisely the most famous medical hall in Heaven Dou City.
It was said that Old Master Ye of the medical hall possessed exceptionally brilliant medical skills.
That was exactly why Lin Mo had ultimately set his sights on this place.
A large medical hall meant many patients, and many patients meant more opportunities.
Following the address written on the notice, Lin Mo turned through several streets and finally found the Ye Family Medical Hall.
The moment he approached the place, Lin Mo could not help but marvel inwardly. This medical hall clearly held a highly respected position in Heaven Dou City.
Before him stood a fairly large courtyard with blue bricks and gray tiles. It looked as if it had already stood there for many years, yet it was maintained very cleanly and neatly.
Above the entrance hung a plaque with the 4 large characters "Ye Family Medical Hall" written upon it, the brushwork vigorous and forceful.
To be able to occupy such a large space for a medical hall in a place like Heaven Dou City, where land was worth its weight in gold, was enough to prove the strength of the Ye Family.
Lin Mo stood before the entrance, took a deep breath, felt the crumpled notice still tucked in his pocket, and stepped toward the main gate of the medical hall.
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